MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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